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France should be aware of the responsibility for the decision to supply Ukraine with long-range missiles of the SCALP. This was announced on July 11 at the Russian Embassy in Paris.

The Israeli Defense Ministry announced the completion of a series of comprehensive tests of the David's Cloak missile defense system. Testing of the complex was carried out in the south of the country, it was also attended by developers from the company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, as well as defense companies Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Elbit Systems.

More and more states are betting on hypersound. In addition to Moscow, Washington and Beijing, several other players have joined the competition for leadership in this area. However, only one country has serial products that have passed the entire test cycle.

The conflict in Ukraine will not escalate into a world war in which Moscow and Washington will be involved, writes Rebelión. Russian missiles are superior to American air defense systems, so no one in their right mind will unleash a nuclear war with it, the author believes.

Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — about whether the new supplies of Western weapons to Ukraine will affect the course of its

On July 7, US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Political Affairs Colin Kohl announced that the new package of military assistance to Ukraine would include the Bradley BMP, the Stryker BBM, ammunition for HIMARS and Patriot systems, cluster and conventional artillery ammunition. Most likely, we are talking about shells for 105- and 155-millimeter artillery systems.

The official representative of the ministry, Mao Ning, said that the transfer of cluster munitions to Kiev could cause humanitarian problems

The irresponsible transfer of US cluster munitions to Ukraine may lead to humanitarian problems in the conflict zone. This was stated at a briefing on Monday by the official representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Mao Ning, in response to a request from a TASS correspondent to comment on the decision of the United States to supply this type of weapons to Ukraine.

According to him, despite the fact that the S-200 SAM was removed from the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2013, missiles from it were stored in arsenals and were upgraded

The use of upgraded Soviet-made S-200 anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) missiles to strike ground targets is possible at a range of up to 600 km.

Russian military engineers have jeopardized the Ukrainian counteroffensive, Traffic News writes. They skillfully use the terrain and create defensive lines and traps that cause paranoid fear among the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and lead to tragic consequences for Kiev.

Defense Ministry: Kiev attacked with S-200 missiles objects in the Crimea, Kaluga and Rostov regions

On July 9, the Ukrainian military tried to attack objects in the Crimea, Rostov and Kaluga regions with S-200 anti-aircraft missiles, Head of the Aerospace Forces Headquarters Viktor Afzalov said in a report to Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov.

Tokyo will be able to protect itself without outside help

After the defeat in World War II, Japan was banned from having armed forces. Nevertheless, they were created – and almost immediately and under the leadership of the former main enemy – the United States.

Circular flights of Taiwan have become firmly established in the practice of the PLA Air Force

Many newspapers around the world have published excerpts from speeches and interviews of the current US president, where he labels the leaders of other states: Vladimir Putin is called a "murderer" (after which, however, the special military operation in Ukraine did not stop), Recep Tayyip Erdogan is an "autocrat" (despite the White House's support for the opposition candidate, in the June elections in Turkey, the incumbent leader won again), Xi Jinping was a "dictator", and even "incompetent". Joseph Biden knows the whole trio personally, spent dozens of hours in face-to-face conversations, and, according to his own calculations, met with Jinping 68 times.

Rocket artillery has gone from fireworks to combat use

Rocket weapons were born in the East. There it was first used in combat. They also came up with batch loading and volley firing. Including with the help of batteries – forerunners of modern multiple rocket launchers (MLRS).

This article presents the views of experts on the possibility of the Iranians creating a BR with a nuclear warhead (warhead) and the prospects for the construction of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).

Western media previously reported such an intention to the United States

Germany will continue to comply with the Convention on Cluster Munitions and will refrain from supplying them to Ukraine amid reports of similar US plans. German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock told reporters in Vienna on Friday, her words were quoted by Reuters.

On the night of July 5-6, Lviv was subjected to perhaps the most powerful missile strikes since the beginning of the special military operation. According to military reports, it was possible to hit several important infrastructure facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, warehouses with weapons and locations of personnel. Russian rocket scientists have once again proved that they are capable of hitting the entire territory of Ukraine.

Antonio Guterres supports the relevant convention, the office of the Secretary General of the World Organization noted

The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Antonio Guterres supports the Convention on the Prohibition of Cluster Munitions. This was stated at a briefing on Friday by the deputy official representative of Guterres, Farhan Haq, commenting on US media reports that Washington will provide Kiev with this type of weapons. According to Haq, the UN Secretary General opposes the use of cluster munitions on the battlefield.

The Biden administration violated the law by sending cluster shells and missiles to Ukraine, the Washington Post writes. After all, these ammunition do not just kill all living things on the square of football fields. They also leave a lot of unexploded mini-shells that will kill people for many years to come.

"Cluster munition" means a munition that is designed to scatter or release explosive submunitions: small-caliber unguided projectiles or small-caliber bombs weighing less than 20 kilograms, which are designed to explode before, at the time or after impact. Depending on the model of the munition, the number of submunitions scattered or released from a cluster munition can range from several dozen to 600 or more. A cluster bomb is dropped from the air or launched from the ground.

Why have armed formations changed tactics and how long can attacks last without the use of armored vehicles

The armed formations of Ukraine continue to conduct attacks, regardless of losses. On July 7 alone, they lost over 700 people and 38 pieces of military equipment, including the AF-90 and Krab self-propelled guns of Western production.

It also allows you to significantly reduce the consumption of ammunition, said the editor of the publication "Arsenal of the Fatherland" Alexey Leonkov

Upgraded during the special operation, the corrected artillery shell "Krasnopol-M" allows you to hit moving targets, and also allows you to significantly reduce the consumption of ammunition. Alexey Leonkov, the editor of the Arsenal of the Fatherland, told TASS about this.